Run as an administrator

[Epulone]

There is a way to run a compiled script as an administrator in a user account?

Thanks

[Jos]

Not sure what you are asking. 

Yes you can enforce a script to be ran as Administrator with #RequireAdmin, but that will trigger UAC in case it isn't running at that level yet, unless UAC is disabled.

Jos

[Epulone]

 

Yes Jos I was wondering if I could run the program with #RequireAdmin --> as a  normal user.

So if I understood well using  #RequireAdmin in the script will give to the executable file (after compiled) the elevated rights of the SYSTEM account?

In this scenario if the UAC is disabled any user can install the program, isn't it?

 

Thanks

[jguinch]

If the UAC is disabled, the #RequireAdmin  directive is useless. A standard user cannot install a program directly (a program witch needs admin rights). It's possible to use the Run as different user option with an admin user (RunAs function).

 

 

 

 

 

[Juvigy]

You want to RUN a program with admin rights , without having admin rights Or runas admin rights. So i guess you want to 'attach' to the system account for some reason. This is suspicious behavior. Why would you need that ?

[Earthshine]

well you can run it like that, and it will prompt you for admin access, like you know, a password

[Epulone]

Thank you all.

The reason I need this option is beacuse I am managing a PCs LAB used for students to practice various projects and computing studies. If for example the students need to pratice with network adapter changing the IP address from automatic to static they need  Admin right to do it. This seems the only way for them to do some actions without having admin right.

In this scenario could I use RunAs to execute an .exe or script from a standard user? 

So if i use RunAS as below I should solve my problem?

RunAs(LocalAdmin, @ComputerName, Passw0rd,1, ' C:\folder\program.exe')

Thanks

 

 

 

 

Edited January 13, 2018 by Epulone

[Earthshine]

They should be running in VM

[Epulone]

I suggested this options to the lecturer using the "bridge" option in VM workstation but I was told it was not functional for the module he want to teach one because VM is not part of the lessions second because he wish the student act directly on the machines as for example with a cossover cable to joint two PCs.

[Juvigy]

On 1/13/2018 at 4:07 PM, Epulone said:

So if i use RunAS as below I should solve my problem?

RunAs(LocalAdmin, @ComputerName, Passw0rd,1, ' C:\folder\program.exe')

Yes.

[BrewManNH]

You're just going about this totally wrong, these computers shouldn't be on the schools network they should be isolated to their own network, then give the students admin access to the computers. This way if they try to do something malicious they won't affect the school's network.

Doing it any other way is just going to be a huge disaster waiting to happen.

[Earthshine]

yep. grade A disaster waiting to happen. could not be more wrong of a solution! good luck. Set up VMWare VMs for them to play in on their own network

Edited January 16, 2018 by Earthshine

[shmuelw1]

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If the UAC is disabled, the #RequireAdmin  directive is useless.

I have UAC disabled and I just fixed a script that would not work by adding #RequireAdmin. So it's worth a try.

Edited March 13, 2018 by shmuelw1